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Skeletal System
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1. A large channel through which large blood vessels pass carrying blood to and from the bone marrow.
Hyoid Bone
Axis
Hematopoiesis
Nutrient Foramen
2. A joint in which the bones are united by cartilage; also called an amphiarthrosis. Only a slight rocking motion is permitted between the bones.
Cartilaginous Joints
Shaft
Diaphysis
Haversian System
3. The skull bones that do not surround the brain. External bones: the incisive bones - the nasal bones - the lacrimal bones - the maxillary bones - the zygomatic bones - and the mandible. Internal bones: the palatine bones - the pterygoid bones - the v
Cornual Process
Canaliculi
Bones of the face
Fossa
4. The end of a long bone; each long bone has a proximal and distal _____.
Ginglymus Joint
Ataxia
Callus
Epiphysis
5. The bones of the limbs (appendages)
Zygomatic Bones
Diarthrosis
Appendicular Skeleton
Adduction
6. Paired sesamoid bones in the legs of horses; located in the large digital flexor tendons behind the fetlock joints.
Patella
Proximal Sesamoid Bones
Olecranon Process
Volkmann's Canals
7. The concave articular surface of the scapula; the socket portion of the ball - and - socket shoulder joint.
Fibrous Joint
Flexion
Glenoid Cavity
Calcitonin
8. The eardrum; a paper - thin connective tissue membrane that stretches across the opening of the external ear canal into the middle ear.
Patella
Visceral Skeleton
Digit
Tympanic Membrane
9. The shoulder blade; the most proximal bone of the thoracic limb. No bony connection exists between the scapula and the axial skeleton.
Lacrimal Bones
Scapula
Trochoid Joint
Frontal Sinus
10. An immovable fibrous joint - such as the suture that unites most of the skull bones.
Synarthrosis
Atlas
Ginglymus Joint
Acetabulum
11. Skull bones that are external bones of the cranium; form the dorsolateral walls of the cranium. They are large and well developed in dogs and cats - but small in horses and cattle.
Parietal Bones
Frontal Bones
Bones of the face
Appendicular Skeleton
12. The growth plate of a long bone; located at the junction of the proximal and distal epiphyses with the diaphysis. They are areas where long bones increase in length by the process of endochondral bone formation. When an animal reaches its full adult
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Volkmann's Canals
Coccygeal Vertebrae
Hock
13. The joint movement that increases the angle between the two bones.
Fabellae
Proximal Sesamoid Bones
Extension
Sternum
14. The bones of the neck portion of the spinal column.
Cervical Vertebrae
Diarthrosis
Floating Rib
Flat Bone
15. The bony canal in the temporal bone that leads into the middle and inner ear cavities of the bone; in the living animal - it contains the external ear canal.
External Acoustic Meatus
Brachium
Incisive Bones
Secondary Growth Center
16. A pair of large holes in the pelvis located on either side of the pubic symphysis; the role seems to be to lighten the pelvis because no large nerves or vessels pass through them.
Meniscus
Obturator Foramina
Joint
Ligament
17. The process of a vertebra that forms a synovial joint with an adjacent vertebra.
Digit
Parietal Bones
Metacarpal Bones
Articular Process
18. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the face; form the bridge of the nose or the dorsal part of the nasal cavity.
Nasal Bones
Splint Bones
Haversian System
Parathyroid Hormone
19. Also known as the spinal column; the collective name for the cervical - thoracic - lumbar - sacral - and coccygeal vertebrae.
Coccygeal Vertebrae
Floating Rib
Vertebral Column
Dolichocephalic
20. The paranasal sinus in the ethmoid bone of horses and humans.
Hematopoiesis
Ethmoid Sinus
Brachycephalic
Axial Skeleton
21. Another term for the diaphysis of a long bone.
Shaft
Compact Bone
Carpal Bones
Ethmoid Sinus
22. Bony arches below and behind the eyes of common domestic animals; in dogs and cats they form the widest part of the skull. Made up of the rostral - facing zygomatic process of the temporal bone joined with the caudal - facing temporal process of the
Frontal Sinus
Osteoblasts
Zygomatic Arches
Spongy Bone
23. A skull bone that is one of the internal bones of the face; forms part of the nasal septum.
Callus
Asternal Ribs
Vomer Bone
Secondary Growth Center
24. The immovable fibrous joints that unite most of the skull bones; also known as synarthroses.
Carpus
Sutures
Glenoid Cavity
Femur
25. A bone of the sternum.
Sternebra
Compact Bone
Manubrium
Acetabulum
26. A band of fibrous connective tissue that is present in and around many synovial joints; connect the bones of the joint to each other.
Tarsal Bones
Cartilaginous Joints
Sacroiliac Joint
Ligament
27. Small cavities within the matrix of some connective tissues - such as cartilage and bone - within which cells are contained.
Mandibular Symphysis
Lacunae
Joint Space
Incus
28. The 'horn core' of horned animals; a process of the frontal bone. The hollow cavity within this process is continuous with the frontal sinus (the paranasal sinus of the frontal bone).
Zygomatic Bones
Cornual Process
Intramembranous Bone Formation
Endosteum
29. The cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) that unites the two sides of the mandible at the rostral end in dogs - cats - and cattle.
Sphenoid Bone
Asternal Ribs
Cervical Vertebrae
Mandibular Symphysis
30. The joint movement that decreases the angle between two bones.
Spinous Process
Tarsal Bones
Obturator Foramina
Flexion
31. The cartilaginous joint (amphiarthrosis) that unites the two halves of the pelvis ventrally. Also called the pubic symphysis.
Cervical Vertebrae
Spinal Canal
Pelvic Symphysis
Metacarpal Bones
32. A bone whose shape does not fit into the long bone - short bone - or flat bone categories. Bones either have characteristics of more than one of the other three shape categories or have a truly irregular shape. Includes vertebrae and sesamoids.
Coccygeal Vertebrae
Olecranon Process
Ungual Process
Irregular Bones
33. Skull bones that are the bones of the ear; three pair of bones in the middle ear that transmit sound wave vibrations from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.
Thoracic Vertebrae
Ossicles
Zygomatic Bones
Manubrium
34. A general name for a lump - bump - or other projection on a bone; can be articular processes or nonarticular processes - which are usually sites where tendons attach.
Process
Atlas
Sutures
Temporomandibular Joint
35. The breastbone; a series of rodlike bones called sternebrae that form the floor of the thorax.
Os Cordis
Sternum
Femur
Thoracic Limb
36. The large metacarpal and metatarsal bones (III) of the horse.
Epiphyseal Growth Plate
Obturator Foramina
Cannon Bone
Fibrous Joint
37. Also called a spheroidal joint - it consists of a spherical joint surface (the ball) that fits into a closely matching - concave joint surface (the socket). Examples: shoulder and hip joints. Capable of all synovial joint movements.
Ball - and - Socket Joint
Brachycephalic
Axial Skeleton
Gliding Joint
38. Skull bones; external skull bones of the face. These two small bones form part of the medial portion of the orbit of the eye and house the lacrimal sacs - which are part of the tear drainage system of the eye.
Synarthrosis
Irregular Bones
Yellow Bone Marrow
Lacrimal Bones
39. The large process on the proximal end of the ulna that forms the point of the elbow; the site where the triceps brachii tendon attaches.
Olecranon Process
Sphenoid Bone
Cornual Process
Ilium
40. The visceral bone in the penis of dogs that partially surrounds the penile portion of the urethra.
Turbinates
Skull
Carpus
Os Penis
41. A beak - shaped process at the proximal end of the trochlear notch of the ulna; when it fails to unite with the ulna - an ununited process can cause the elbow joint to become unstable - leading to lameness.
Cannon Bone
Anconeal Process
Pivot Joint
Antebrachium
42. Spongy bone; a form of bone composed of a seemingly random arrangement of spicules of bone separated by spaces filled with bone marrow. Appears spongelike to the naked eye. Found in the ends of long bones and the interiors of short bones - flat bones
Cancellous Bone
Pelvis
Stifle Joint
Pelvic Limb
43. One of two small sesamoid bones located in the proximal gastrocnemius muscle tendon just above and behind the femoral condyles of dogs and cats.
Sternal Ribs
Foramen Magnum
Fabellae
Amphiarthroses
44. A lateral - projecting process of a vertebra.
Joint Capsule
Transverse Processes
Scapula
Humerus
45. The collective name for 37-38 bones of the head; it houses the brain and all the special sense organs.
Olecranon Process
Osteoblasts
Skull
Sutures
46. The last - most caudal sternebra; the _____ process.
Splint Bones
Palatine Bones
Xiphoid
Pelvic Limb
47. Skull bones that are part of the external bones of the face; these two bones are the most rostral skull bones and contain the upper incisors in all domestic animals except ruminants.
Epiphysis
Incisive Bones
Adduction
Haversian Canal
48. The most proximal bony structure of the pelvic limb; also known as the os coxae. Attaches to the sacrum dorsally at the sacroiliac joints and forms the hip joints with the heads of the femurs.
Pelvis
Atlas
Haversian System
Joint Space
49. The group of vertebrae located dorsal to the thoracic region; noted for their tall dorsal spinous processes.
Frontal Bones
Thoracic Vertebrae
Synovial Joint
Sternebra
50. The bony roof of the mouth; the division between the mouth and the nasal cavity. Made up of portions of the maxillary and palatine bones.
Hard Palate
Amphiarthroses
Foramen
Hyoid Bone